1 hour or 5 hours????

ben1406 SG

when i get rich or win a few millions in some lottery, i'll take that. hahaha.

from the websites that i checked cathay is still the cheapest ...maybe it's the times that im flying.....i dunno...
they used to be cheap AND! give us 2 free nights in hongkong too. no more two free nights anymore =(

yeah, i remember those free hk stop overs. my sister is flying thai over to nyc in may. she said it was cheap too. direct from bangkok to nyc.

just stay away from NWA.. eeeyuck. when r u flying back to sg ?

udontknowme SG

i think i've taken thai airways once or so before.......but cant really remember. maybe asian airlines are cheaper...haha. i have no idea. im flying end of April/early early May too =p JUST before the crazy summer rush.

ben1406 SG

alot of asian airlines are better then the rest of the world imho.. not forgetting the new middle eastern airlines.

yeah it'll be cheaper then.. last time i went back to sg was in aug and it cost me $1850cad for air canada.

Meia Gisborn SG

I'd personally choose the one hour layover.

If, for whatever reason, the flight gets in late and you miss the connection, the airline will usually put you on the next available flight (not necessarily with the same airline) heading to your final destination.

It happened to me once, a few years back, when I was returning to the US after visiting Singapore. I was booked on NWA all the way (SIN-NRT-MSP, with a connection at NRT). Due to radar problems, the flight left Changi three hours late, causing me to miss the connection at NRT. The NWA staff at NRT were ready for this and had rebooked me on a Delta flight from NRT to PDX with an NWA connection to MSP. The transpacific leg on the Delta MD11 was actually more comfortable than it would have been on the old 747-200s that NWA was using on the same leg at the time.

^tamago^ SG

What if you had gotten a UA flight for replacement?

Meia Gisborn SG

What if you had gotten a UA flight for replacement?

With the exception of Aeroflot, I would have been fine with whatever airline they put me on to get me to my final destination, together with my luggage.

Arapahoe SG

don't bet on it. I flew TACA its bad.

Arapahoe SG

at one stage i flew quite frequent that SIA direct hadn;t got the chance to change the menu. And I had that menu for 4 times. Same movies. ........maybe a few movies different. I still would like to fly direct given that there are less kids.

Fatum SG

I'd advise you to take the 5 hours one .... you never know what may cock up ... 1 hour's barely enough time for the lazy donut snafflers at luggage handling to transfer your bags onto the next plane ... or they may not like your face and subject you to a strip search ...

udontknowme SG

i dont mind not getting my luggage on time leh. cos it means i dont have to lug them ALL at once onto the cab and back home. instead i can have then delivered back home. hahahahha. and i wont need the stuff in there immediately anyway cos i still have some clothes in singapore =D AND!!! i can get money. hahahhahaha...i am such a cheapo. and the chances of someone like mi getting picked to get strip searched is quite small larh. i hope they dont publicly molest pple anymore :roll:
but huh. i will mind if they cant find me a flight within the next few hours and i have to find somewhere to stay overnite etc etc etc.

haha...yeah loh. i most probably will be getting the 5 hours one. need to think of ways to entertain myself. haha

littlestream SG

if you need to change aircraft, is 1 hour sufficient though?

awww....envy you leh. i wish i was flying back to s'pore too.

jetta SG

have a lil faith in the system...1 hr wil probably be more than enough time

People who don't have a passport and have never flown international should not comment. *siams*

jetta SG

which will you pick?

a one hour stopover or a 5 hours stopover?

if it's just one hour, IF there are no delays for the initial flight, it's fine. but flights now do nothing but screw up...err...and im always afraid i cant find the gate....or worse! the connecting flight is in another terminal and it's far away :x
but 5 hours is a VERY LONG time to spend in an airport....alone. the last time i had to spend 2 hours alone was boring. dead boring...haha

It's happened to me before, a 1 hour connecting flight that was clear across the terminal. That time I had a 3 month old and it was wintertime. Can you imagine, running with a baby, a carseat, a heavy baby bag and a baby blanket draped over my shoulder? Grrr.

Since I get airsick, I'd take the 5 hour stopover. I like to walk around the terminal, exploring and grabbing a bite to eat.

udontknowme SG

technically, if ALL goes well, one hour is enough. haha.
and if you want, u can do the flying part for me =p

do you happen to get MORE airsick for about 30 minutes after you get off the plane...??? hahaha. i dunno why, but it's an hour or so after the plane takes off and an hour or so after i get off the plane that i feel worst...=\ and how can you, after 20 hours on the plane, still be in the mood to walk around, explore and grab a bite to eat...?!!

anyway, i'll take the 5 hours. ok. now i need ideas on how to entertain myself in the airport. all ideas are welcome. even the outrageously rediculous ones.

^tamago^ SG

get a psp. surf sgf with ur lappie. use ur orange flashing light to irritate all of us.

BangHong SG

psp rox

ChingAlvin SG

The other time i went to HK airport, it took me half an hour travelling within the airport to reach the plane... and super bumpy bus ride.

littlestream SG

People who don't have a passport and have never flown international should not comment. *siams*

wah.......hiong ah.....

* sees jetta behind a palm tree *

littlestream SG

well, following the current trend, play viwawa

what do you think of checking into a nearby hotel to take a nap? there is this non-staying rates aka "day-rates".

then, you can kick off your shoes, take a shower, nap a little before heading back to the airport. i tink by then, your 5 hours will be easily up.

udontknowme SG

i no have psp. haha. but i will be happy if someone send me one. =D

no money to stay at a hotel =( hahaha...would u like to sponsor me!? =D actually come to think of it...i think some airports have lounges for people who have a few hours to kill....hehe. and must check if the airport has free wireless oso. hah.

actually i was thinking of 'the terminal'. grab a few benches and make a makeshift bed for myself.

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